TEHRAN, Mar 04 - Less than a month after it was signed, the Central African Republic's peace agreement was under strain on Monday after two militia groups abandoned the deal and a third said it was quitting a new government designed to be the keystone of the accord.
TEHRAN, May 24 - Vladimir Putin told the leader of the war-torn Central African Republic on Wednesday he wanted to ramp up cooperation with the resource-rich country as the Kremlin seeks to regain influence on the continent.
The Security Council of the UN is expected to adopt a resolution Thursday authorizing the deployment to Central African Republic in September of about 12,000 peacekeepers, diplomats say.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian blasted foreign countries meddling in the internal affairs of the Central African Republic.
Two French soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic's capital of Bangui, the presidency said Tuesday, the first reported casualties since French troops entered the restive country last week.